Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Resource Conservation Division is offering free composting workshops in Longmont, Lafayette and Boulder, as well a Soilsaver compost bin sale in Boulder.

 

Soilsaver compost bin sale

  • Sunday, Oct. 7, noon-3:30 p.m.

Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd St., Boulder

Bins are $50 each, tax included, cash or check only

Register online at http://fallcompostbinsale.eventbrite.com

 

Backyard and worm composting workshops

  • Sunday, Oct. 7, 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd St., Boulder

Register online at http://boulderrecyclingcenterworkshop1.eventbrite.com

 

  • Monday, Oct. 8, 6-8 p.m.

Church of the Nazarene, 300 S. Broadway, Boulder

 

  • Thursday, Oct. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Lafayette Public Library, 775 W. Baseline Road

Register online at http://backyardcompostlafayette.eventbrite.com

 

  • Saturday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-noon

Boulder County Parks & Open Space, 5201 St. Vrain Road, Longmont

Register online at http://backyardcompostlongmont.eventbrite.com

 

  • Monday, Oct. 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd St., Boulder

Register online at http://boulderrecyclingcenterworkshop2.eventbrite.com

 

Contact Jessica Johnson at jljohnson@bouldercounty.org or 720-564-2226 for more information.

 

In addition to utilizing the new curbside compost bins, residents are encouraged to compost food scraps and yard waste at home. Keeping organics in backyards is an effective way to reduce household carbon footprints and provide quality compost for use in gardens. Come learn how to start and maintain a highly efficient backyard compost system by learning what to feed your compost pile, appropriate bins and methods for our region, tips and troubleshooting, and much more.

 

When organic materials such as food waste and leaves are sent to the landfill they are buried along with the trash and they break down in a way that produces methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Composting does not create methane; it is a natural decomposition process that changes the food and yard waste into a beneficial soil amendment.